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Pei Jingzhou smiled. Then he stood up and turned to leave.
He left just like that without saying a word. Li Xiwu only stared at his back in silence, feeling even more stifled. She ate in silence, but she couldnât taste the food.
Just as she was so depressed that she couldnât continue eating, Pei Jingzhou returned.
Li Xiwu noticed that Pei Jingzhou, who had returned, was holding a yellow paper bag. He walked to her side and sat down as close as before. He opened the yellow paper bag and took out the document inside.
He gently placed it in front of Li Xiwu. âTake a look.â
Of course, Li Xiwu would not ask Pei Jingzhou what this was again after seeing the words âprenuptial agreementâ. She opened the document and read it to confirm that it was the one from back then. It was also signed by Pei Jingzhou.
Curious, she turned to him. âIs there a problem with that?â
Pei Jingzhou pointed at a certain spot. âThe last clause of the general provisions of the agreement: The final right of the agreement belongs to the couple.â
Li Xiwu: â
Pei Jingzhou smiled. âYou should know the last sentence of the general rule of the agreement. Itâs very important.â
Li Xiwu: â
That wasnât all.
Pei Jingzhouâs fingertips moved up and stopped on the sixth article of the general provisions of the agreement. âDuring the agreement period, if Party B unilaterally proposes to end the marriage and violates the agreement, the final break off of the agreement will belong to Party A. Now that youâve mentioned it, the final rights will belong to me.â
Li Xiwu: â
She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself. âBack thenâ¦â
Pei Jingzhou said, âBack then, it was written clearly in black and white. There were also surveillance cameras in the room where you signed. Everything I said to you and everything you said was monitored.â
Li Xiwu choked. She closed her eyes hard. Finally, she sighed. âSo this is a scheme.â
Pei Jingzhou smiled meaningfully. âHow can it be a scheme? Itâs to protect my rights and interests. Iâm focused on maintaining my marriage, but youâre thinking about divorce. If I donât protect my rights and interests and you run away, how can I live without you for the rest of my life?â
He said it casually, as if he was joking. However, Li Xiwu noticed the helplessness and grievance in Pei Jingzhouâs eyes when he said this. Li Xiwu was a little moved, but she still asked rationally, âDid Fourth Brother say that to me or her?â
Pei Jingzhou said, âNo one else. Only you.â
Li Xiwu blurted out, âThen am I a substitute?â
Pei Jingzhou replied without hesitation, âNo.â
Li Xiwu suddenly stood up. Pei Jingzhou sat still and looked up at Li Xiwu quietly. Li Xiwu was not very calm. From her expression, it was obvious that she was flustered from the inside out. After she surprisingly obtained the answer she wanted from Pei Jingzhou, she first cowered and did not have the courage to continue asking.
She knocked over a stool as she retreated. Pei Jingzhou stood up immediately to support her. âBe careful.â
Li Xiwu looked at Pei Jingzhou, who was worried about her, in a daze. She pondered for a moment before asking, âWhy did you choose to tell me this time?â
Pei Jingzhou said, âI wanted to tell you.â
Li Xiwu choked on a laugh. âIt should be because Iâm slowly recovering my memories after returning from Mount Liang, right?â
Pei Jingzhou did not answer. Li Xiwu said, âYouâve seen the sketchbook?â
Pei Jingzhou admitted, âYes.â
Li Xiwu calmed herself down and asked with a sigh, âSo, is Li Huaisheng⦠really my father?â
Pei Jingzhou stared into her eyes in silence for a long time before slowly saying, âYes.â
The moment she really knew the truth, Li Xiwu calmed down. Why? Because she had no memories of the past now, except when she heard Pei Jingzhou admit that she was not a substitute. She was very surprised that Pei Jingzhou chose to tell her tonight.
Pei Jingzhou looked at Li Xiwu, who had quickly calmed down. âI respect everything about you, but I wonât tell you much about your past memories for the time being.â
Li Xiwu asked, âWhy?â
Pei Jingzhou said, âThatâs too painful for you.â
Pei Jingzhou would never forget that when he came out of the ICU and woke up after being in a coma for more than ten days, he saw the scene he did not want to remember the most in his life. Even after four years, his heart still ached uncontrollably.
The destroyed face, self-mutilating wounds, walking corpseâ¦
She had no intention of living. She was so thin that she looked withered, and her body was almost exhausted.
Li Xiwu asked hesitantly, âIs it too painful because of my fatherâs death?â
Pei Jingzhou was too afraid that the person in front of him would return to her previous self. He would not mention much about the past and only agreed.
Li Xiwu said, âWhat about my mother?â
Pei Jingzhou said, âShe passed away.â
Li Xiwuâs breath caught. ââ¦Donât I have any other family?â
Pei Jingzhou said word by word, âThe Li family is a descendant of Zanying. There are some collateral families, but your grandparents are no longer around. Your father is your grandparentsâ only son, and you are your fatherâs only daughter. As for your mother, the MO family in the Capital provides your longevity token. â
Li Xiwu was surprised. âThe MO family in the Capital, the Longevity Token?â Pei Jingzhou pulled her into the house. âYour grandmother didnât believe that you were gone, so she offered a longevity tablet for you in the MO family and prayed for your longevity. Now that Madam Di Xin has come, I believe it wonât be long before the MO family comes.â
Li Xiwu stopped, and so did Pei Jingzhou.
Li Xiwu looked up at him and asked, âWhy did you choose to tell me this today?â
Pei Jingzhouâs expression was so gentle. âYouâre already recovering your memories. I donât want the past that you remember intermittently to become a worry that traps you.â
Li Xiwu sighed. âIf I say I can handle the past, you canâ Pei Jingzhou interrupted her. âItâs late. We should rest.â
Li Xiwu pursed her lips. In the end, she did not ask again. She knew that no matter how much she asked, she could not personally feel the past because there were no memories in her mind. As for pain, Li Xiwu couldnât imagine how much her previous experience had hurt her. Just as Pei Jingzhou had said, what if she really couldnât bear her previous memories?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
She came into the room.
Yaoyao, who should have been sleeping soundly, was sitting on the bed with a blank expression, looking around the room curiously. When he saw Li Xiwu enter, his dazed eyes instantly became clear. âHug
The moment Li Xiwu saw Yaoyao reach out to her, all her worries were temporarily put aside. She went forward to hug Yaoyao.
The smile on Li Xiwuâs lips spread unknowingly. âHave you been waiting for me today?â
Yaoyao nodded..